TL;DR Introduction  It’s more common than you might think to miss built-in defences. Windows has a lot of features that help ...

No one who assembles a PC or sets up a new computer can avoid the BIOS or UEFI. That’s where you define the basics, from the boot sequence and memory profiles to security features like Secure Boot.

Just before we start, you should know that this post is not about switching firmware modes. If you are planning to move from legacy BIOS to UEFI, you will have to use MBR2GPT Tool. So if you are in a ...

Your motherboard's BIOS may look intimidating, but it holds the keys to unlocking extra performance and features for your PC. Entering your BIOS and tweaking a few settings can do quite a bit for the ...

Fun fact: Your PC can meet Windows 11’s hardware requirements, but still get rejected by the installer or upgrader as incompatible. If you’ve run into this ...

I'm not having any luck installing Windows 10 on my desktop. I can get to the Windows 10 logo splash screen, but prior to giving me the little circle-dot throbber, my machine shuts off and turns back ...

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Why it matters: Infecting the firmware that loads an operating system gives persistence capabilities like few other pieces of malware from the past. The only means of removing modified UEFIs is to ...

Researchers have uncovered what appears to be the first case of a UEFI rootkit in the wild, changing the concept of active UEFI exploit from a conference topic to reality. The UEFI rootkit was found ...